Penholder



Patented Feb. 23, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT-Omerf GABRIELE wrNmscH, or xAPELLnmon-THE-Munnz;AUSTRIA rENnoLnnn Application med october 24, 1929, serial No. 462,290, and in Austriaoctober 27, `192s.

This invention has reference to penholders and it is intended to devise means of minimizing the fatigue experienced by many persons in the writing operation and to generally improve the construction and manipulation of im lements of the kind referred to. More speci cally the invention relates to a penholder adapted to absorb the varying pressure produced in the writing operation and to prevent pressure being felt in the wrist of the writer and thereby to eliminate the frequent causes ot' fatigue and writers cramp. In view thereof it is an object of this invention to provide for a uniform, substantially un 1l changing light pressure of the nib with the writing surface and to produce a sott, smooth and elastic operating touch with any kind of writing pens or nibs with the inclusion of broad-bealred or globe-beaked nibs or pens 3 which are otherwise hard to the touch and independently of any special training of the hand of the writer. A further object of this invention is the possibility o determining, regulating and adjusting the resiliency of the pen-holding device in accordance with the needs and convenience of the operator.

In view of these and other important objects and advantages an annular spring is inserted between the pen clamping means and 3 the sleeve in accordance with my invention,

said spring being provided withprojections which become engaged with each other, when a. certain writing pressure has been obtained, so as to limit the resiliency of the springacting ring. The penholder according to this invention possesses, moreover, a slightly p curved lower section, by which means the proper postion of the nib or pen with relation to the writing surface is obtained, which is an additional important advantage as compared with the stems of penholders of the previous art in which the direction of the pen or nib relatively to the hand as Well as with relation to the Writing surface is mostly incorrect.

The invention is shown on the accompanying drawings by way of exemplification in Figures l and 2 in side elevation and in front view respectively. Figure 3 shows a rein- `forcing sleeve for the stem of thepenliolder" partlyin section and partlyin elevation.

Upon the stein 1 of the holder a sleeve 2 of steel or of othersuitable material is mounted which is bent to constitute a spring acting ring 3 and which is connected to the clamp 4 which is somewhat inclined with relation to the writing surface, so as to cause the inserted nib 5 to assume the correct position relatively to the writing surface. The spring acting ring 3 in provided with two projections 6 and 7 confrontingly disposed at a small distance from each other. In the Writing operation the ring 3 is spring operated y and the writing pen or nib 5 is forced against (31; the writing surfacewith very light and uniform pressure. When the writing pressure becomes excessive the projections `or stops 6 and 7 become engaged, so as to limit the resiliency of the spring actuating ring3. 7"6

A sleeve 8 of cork or the like, Figure 3, may be mounted on the sheet metal sleeve 2, in order to overcome the secretion of sweat by the engagement of the fingers withthe metal sleeve, and this additional sleeve also produces a thickening of the stem, so as to facilitate the operationthereof. The bore 9 of the cork sleeve and its length are so arranged, as not to interfere with the movement of the spring acting ring 3.

l/Vhile I have illustrated and described a specific embodiment of the principles of the invention, this is done solely for the sake of illus-tration and exemplification, as various changes and modifications in construction may be made within the `scope of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

1. A penholderhaving a nib carrier and a l handle, a spring :formed from a fiat plate Q having a looped portion between its ends, the said ends being connected to the nib carrier and the handle, respectively, the flat looped portions of the spring at its unction with the ends being normally juxtaposed and operative to contact to limit the action of the spring.

2. A penholder comprising a nib carrier and a handle, a resilient device between the nib carrier and handle comprising a fiat elonloo Y gated relatively broad plate curved between its ends to form a loop, means on one end of the spring for anchoring it to the handle and means on the other end of the spring connected'to the nib carrier, and the said spring having flat co-engaging parts to limit the resilient action of said spring.

3. A penholder having a resilient connection between a nib carrier "and a handle, characterized by the fact that the nibcarrier is connected tothe handle Yby a flat spring forming an open ring, the oppositely disposed free ends of the spring forming ring Contacting with each other When the WritingV pressure -is-excessive and prevent a stronger pressure. y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GABRIELE WINDISCH.. 

